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Iron Supplementation Therapy, A Friend and Foe of Mycobacterial Infections?
Iron is an essential element that is required for oxygen transfer, redox, and metabolic activities in mammals and bacteria. Mycobacteria, some of the most prevalent infectious agents in the world, require iron as growth factor. Mycobacterial-infected hosts set up a series of defense mechanisms, incl...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6630247/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31108902 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph12020075 |